A: Noah. He was floating
his stock while everyone else was liquidating.

2.Q: Who was the greatest female financier in the
Bible?

A: Pharaoh’s daughter. She
went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.

3.Q: How did Adam and Eve fell when they were
expelled from the Garden?

A: They were really put out.

4.Q: What excuse did Adam give to his children as to
why he no longer lived in Eden?

A: Your mother ate us out of house and home.

B.I wish I could be that brief and
witty on Q&A Night. I know you do.

C.Tonight, we will be answering
your questions. Let’s look at three questions.

I.QUESTION #1 – CREMATION

A.Stated: Is there any biblical
reason that a Christian should not be cremated (as opposed to being buried)?

B.Answer:

1.There is not one passage in the New Testament that
gives specific instructions about the disposal of a dead body.

2.We do see loved ones showing deep respect for the
body of one who died.

a.Abraham

1)“…and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep
for her” (Gen. 23:2).

2)Abraham secured a burial place for Sarah, the cave
of Machpelah (Gen. 23:3-20, esp. v. 19).

And after this Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of
the field before Mamre; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

b.Jesus

1)Joseph of Arimathaea took care of the body of Jesus
(Luke 23:52-53).

This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulcher that
was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

2)The women who followed Jesus to the tomb went back
home and prepared spices and ointments so they could anoint Jesus’ body after
the Sabbath (Luke 23:56; Mark 16:1-2).

3.There are so many things that could be questioned
and considered when it comes to the funeral arrangements of a person.

a.Should the body be buried the same day as the death?

b.Should the body be embalmed?

c.Should the body be buried? Put in a mausoleum?
Cast into the sea? Or , be cremated?

d.Can a Christian donate his body to medical science?

e.Should the service be held in a church building? At
the funeral home? Or, should they be at the graveside?

f.Should the body be seen? Or,
should the casket be closed?

g.Why type of music should be sung at a funeral?

h.Should family members, both male and female, be
given opportunity to speak?

4.The Scriptures are silent about the details of a
funeral service.

a.There should be respect for the dead.

b.The family should try to honor the wishes of the
deceased.

c.The choices of the family should be honored by
others.

II.QUESTION #2: PURPOSE OF THE OLD LAW

A.Stated: What was the purpose of
the Old Law, if the New Law was superior?

B.Answer:

1.Restated:

a.Why was there an Old Law at all if the New Law, far
superior to the Old, was going to be given?

b.Why didn’t God just give the New Law and not bother
with the Old Law?”

2.Isaiah 55:8-9

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways
your way, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are
my ways than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

3.Let’s make three “human” suggestions.

a.God wanted man to understand just how bad sin and
its effects truly are. The Old law put a magnifying glass on sin and showed
all of its horrors (Rom. 7:13b).

…that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

b.God wanted man to DESIRE a Savior.

1)Man has a tendency to deny what he truly needs. (Ex.
Medication, surgery, etc.).

2)When a need is pressing for a long period of time,
man finally relents.

3)Had God quickly given a Savior, man may have
resisted the Savior.

4)When Jesus finally came, man was earnestly looking
for him.

a)Galatians 4:4

But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth
his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under
the law, that they might receive the adoption of sons.

b)The apostle Paul expresses his
need for a Savior (Rom. 7:22-25a)

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: but
I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and
bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O
wretched man that I am! Who shall be able to deliver me from the body of this
death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

c.God wanted to prepare man adequately for the better
things to come.

1)Have you ever seen someone who has always “had it
all”?

a)There is no understanding of the “good things.”

b)There is no appreciation of the “good things.”

2)God had wonderful things in store for humanity.
However, He needed to prepare them for these things (Heb. 10:1).

For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not
the very image of the things…

III.QUESTION #3: GODHEAD/TRINITY

A.Are God, Jesus, and the Holy
Spirit the same person?

B.Answer:

1.There are some groups that teach the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit are one single being.

a.They also refer to themselves as “oneness.” We
often hear of the Oneness Pentecostals.

b.The Jews and the Muslims believe there is only one
being in the Godhead.

2.In Scriptures, we clearly read about three
“somethings” doing various things (Ex., the baptism of Jesus, Matt. 3:16-17).

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of
the water, and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of
God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: and lo a voice from heaven,
saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

a.Those who believe in one being tell us that these
are three manifestations or displays of the same being.

b.Those who believe in the doctrine of the trinity
believe that these are three distinct beings.

3.Three separate beings

a.If they are the same being, what is the need for Him
to manifest Himself in three separate forms?

b.If this is the same being manifesting Himself in
three ways, the interpretation of the Scripture is very unusual.

1)God lights upon Himself (Matt. 3:16).

2)God speaks to Himself (Matt. 3:17).

3)God prays to Himself (John 17:1).

4)God is a mediator between Himself and man (I Tim.
2:5).

c.Jesus made a clear distinction between Himself and
the Father.

1)John 5:17

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I
work.

a)My Father worketh…and I work.

b)Two clearly are in mind.

2)The Jews understood the distinction (John 5:18).

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he
had not only broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making
himself equal with God.

4.The main counter argument:

a.If there are three separate beings in the Godhead,
then there is not one God, but three. This goes against Bible teaching (Deut.
6:4; Mark 12:29).

b.Answer:

1)There is only one divine essence (God) that is
composed of three separate beings.

2)We have one national government composed of three
branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.

3)A chord in music is three distinct note, but when
combined are only one note as well.

CONCLUSION

A.We have looked at three
interesting and controversial and difficult topics.